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USD1 doesn't necessarily need to outperform USDT in every single trade. What it truly needs to do is become the portion of stablecoin liquidity in traders' accounts that's always ready to be deployed. The latest development is quite interesting: Aster has launched the first batch of RWA perpetual contracts priced and settled in USD1, covering SpaceX, gold, crude oil, SanDisk, and SK Hynix, supported by about $28 million in liquidity. What's even more noteworthy is that the story of USD1 is gradually shifting from "stablecoin" to "trading settlement layer." On August 14, the US OCC gave conditional preliminary approval to World Liberty Trust's national trust bank license application, which means USD1 may gain stronger compliance and institutional foundation in the future. This is where my real focus lies👇 The reason USDT is hard to replace is not just because of its large scale, but because trading habits have already formed. Traders don't buy USDT temporarily before opening a position—it usually already sits in the trading account, waiting for the next opportunity. If USD1 can replicate this "default liquidity" habit, then what it truly challenges is not just a single trading pair, but the infrastructure status of stablecoins in on-chain trading. SpaceX is just the entry point. The real battlefield is who can become the "cash balance" of the next generation of on-chain trading. #USD1 #Aster #Stablecoin #Crypto #DeFi #RSanDisk's high volatility indicates that storage stocks are no longer traded based on fundamentals.
It's faith, leverage, and valuation fighting for control.
A few days ago, the market was still chasing long-term agreements, AI data center demand, and high gross margin targets, but then storage stocks experienced severe divergence again. Names like SanDisk and Micron have shifted from cyclical stocks to part of the AI infrastructure narrative, but the problem arises: once included in the AI basket, valuations get pushed far out, and volatility is amplified.
I think the biggest caution here is that "good companies can also see valuation cuts."
Storage demand is indeed strong; NAND, SSD, and HBM all benefit from AI capital expenditures. But if capital positions are too crowded, the story is overhyped, and short-term profits are already priced in, even a slight cooldown can cause major volatility.
The current divergence in storage stocks is not about whether demand exists.
It's about whether the market is willing to pre-spend years ahead.
#闪迪高位波动，存储股估值分歧加剧 #Anthropic plans to publicly file IPO documents by the end of August, fundraising may match SpaceX
What does this have to do with the crypto world? Three layers.
First layer, money is being drained. SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic together are looking to raise over $200 billion in the public market. Crypto, as a highly volatile asset, will find it hard to get a big share before this AI IPO frenzy ends.
Second layer, narratives are linked. If Anthropic really goes public with a $2 trillion valuation, the entire AI sector's ceiling will be pushed up, and the valuation logic of AI projects in crypto with real business support will be pulled higher accordingly. But conversely, if valuation overreach causes the market to start doubting AI's profitability, the risk will spread to the entire tech sector, and crypto won't escape.
Third layer, computing power itself is being re-priced. With $65 billion in annualized revenue and a $2 trillion valuation, Wall Street's pricing of computing power already far exceeds any traditional industry. When computing power itself becomes an asset that can be priced, financed, and securitized, Bitcoin, as the most original expression of computing power, will only see its long-term ceiling raised.
In the short term, the AI giants' cluster IPOs squeeze liquidity in the crypto market, causing Bitcoin to fluctuate between 73,000 and 75,000, which is related to this. But looking longer term, when global capital starts allocating computing power as a core asset, Bitcoin's valuation ceiling will be systemically lifted.
The more money AI burns, the more expensive computing power becomes, and Bitcoin loses less.
What do you think?
$ETH $BTC I. The Core Triggers of This Surge (Four Key Reasons) 1. U.S. Policy Warmth (Biggest Positive) Trump publicly supports the crypto industry and urges Congress to accelerate the advancement of the CLARITY Act, clearly aiming to standardize and legalize digital asset regulation, thoroughly alleviating the biggest long-term market headwind: regulatory uncertainty. At the same time, the U.S. allowed overseas platforms to enter compliantly, quickly restoring market confidence. 2. Macro liquidity warms up: US Treasury yields are falling, market risk appetite is rising, and high-risk assets are entering a valuation recovery window, providing macro support for a crypto rebound. 3. Extreme Short Squeeze (Core of Amplifying Gains) Long-term sideways accumulation of large short positions. After positive news breaks through key levels, concentrated short positions are forced to liquidate and passive buying pushes prices higher. The higher the price, the more flat it gets, the more it rises, and billions of short positions liquidated in a short time, triggering a violent rebound. 4. Sector capital rotation: AI sector funds overheat and overflow, and mainstream crypto coins that have been dormant at low levels for a long time have become the best low-lying market for capital, with incremental funds rapidly flowing back into mainstream coins such as BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP. 2. Minimalist Judgment on Market Trends in the Short Term Sentiment Fully Warms Up and Bullish Momentum Is Ample; A Pullback Is Recovery, Not Weakness. However, after consecutive sharp surges, profit-taking positions accumulate, leading to high-level oscillations and shakeouts. There will be no blind one-sided surges; repeated oscillations are the norm. Mid-term: This round of market activity is a policy expectation correction + technical short squeeze, not a complete start of a super bull market. Whether it can sustain the trend going forward depends on two points: 1. Is the U.S. crypto bill real?The mid-term structure of $BTC is undergoing changes. Previously, Bitcoin ran below the 200-day moving average for about 233 consecutive days, but as of the latest market data, the price has broken above this long-term trend indicator again. Data shows that BTC recently reached near $72,800, and the 200-day moving average, previously around $69,900, has gradually become a key focus for the market. What does this mean? If $BTC can sustain above $70K–$71K and turn this level into support during pullbacks, the previously bearish high-cycle structure will be further weakened. Meanwhile, the recent expansion of long-term Treasury repo operations by the U.S. Treasury and Trump's renewed push for the CLARITY Act have improved market expectations for liquidity and crypto regulatory environment, causing BTC to quickly rebound above $72K. However, I will not declare a new super bull market just because of one big bullish candle. What really matters next is: → Can $BTC hold above $70K → Can $72K–$73K become new support → Can ETF funds continue to flow back → After breaking the 200D SMA, will there be a valid pullback confirmation Standing above the 200-day moving average is only the first step. A true trend reversal requires confirmation from price, capital, and macro environment simultaneously. 📈 #BTC #Bitcoin #Crypto #BitcoinETF #SamsungToFollowHynix #FOIs Bassett's rescue of U.S. Treasuries effective? The facts prove it is, but it still cannot truly save the U.S. Treasury crisis!
After the Treasury Department's policy announcement, yields on short-term, 10-year, 20-year, and 30-year long bonds all fell briefly, but the key point is that in the subsequent 20-year Treasury auction, signs of weak demand appeared.
On the day of Bassett's rescue, the actual winning yield for the 20-year Treasury auction was 5.204%, while the 20-year Treasury yield before the auction was 5.199%. This means the Treasury had to offer an additional 0.5 basis points to sell the long bonds.
This data clearly slapped Bassett in the face, indicating that his previous long bond rescue was only effective for short-term sentiment. However, investors do not trust the current duration yield and require the Treasury to offer higher yields to choose to buy.
At least this sign proves that Bassett's rescue had already become ineffective at that time!
Tonight Bassett continues to speak, mentioning several points that make me feel like he's trying to forcibly save face.
1. Emphasizes that the 30-year Treasury's liquidity is too poor, and the yield rise is not only due to inflation and economic growth issues.
2. The Treasury has a powerful set of government bond market tools; this mechanism can recall $4 billion more strongly and effectively (I have a sharper knife in hand).
3. The repurchase quota will not necessarily stop at $4 billion; the announcement clarified at least $4 billion, not fixed $4 billion, opening future expectations.
4. Emphasizes that part of the $4 billion's role is to "send a signal," conveying the Treasury's ability to respond to bond market risks.
5. Bassett does not deny the problems but begins to introduce fiscal consolidation policies to ease market concerns about the deficit.
6. Bassett describes subsequent yield increases as "noise."
Overall, Bassett's speech tonight is completely a forced attempt to save face after the rescue failure on the 20th, trying to continue stabilizing the market. But the market now does not want to hear what Bassett says; it wants to see what he does. Next, keep a close eye on the 30-year Treasury yield. If it hits 5.3% again, the market wants to see how Bassett responds!
What does Wall Street say?
After Bassett's rescue, it triggered more concerns on Wall Street. The mainstream view is that Bassett's rescue is more like "stopping the bleeding" rather than "curing the disease."
Because the U.S. bond market faces structural problems of fiscal deficits, high inflation, and term premiums, and $4 billion is obviously just a drop in the bucket to solve these issues.
More pessimistic views believe the bond market problem is not liquidity at all, and Bassett's move may cause greater bond market risks, greatly reducing confidence.
A minority believes Bassett's fiscal intervention has already invaded the FED's policy space, causing complex effects and making the already complicated fiscal policy even more complex and risky.
My perspective on the direct risk!
Today's bond market performance clearly shows market funds are "voting," and my biggest worry is that the market treats Bassett's intervention as an arbitrage tool—Bassett intervenes → U.S. Treasuries rise short-term → bondholders sell accordingly → wait for a lower price to sell at a premium.
If the market really reacts this way, the risk of U.S. Treasuries will greatly increase! $BTC #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？
From August 19 to 21, Bitcoin experienced a long-awaited violent surge. Starting near $64,000, it broke through the $70,000 and $75,000 marks, with a 24-hour increase exceeding 11% at one point, reaching a nearly three-month high since June. Accompanying this rally was a record $3.264 billion in liquidations—over 180,000 people worldwide were liquidated, with more than 90% being short positions.
After a big bullish candle, the market's main concern is one question: can the capital continue to pass the baton?
1. How did this surge happen?
This rally is the result of multiple factors resonating together.
The most direct trigger was a short squeeze. Bitcoin had been consolidating around $60,000 for months, accumulating massive leveraged short positions in the derivatives market. When the price broke through a key liquidation-heavy zone, many shorts were forced to cover, creating a chain reaction of buying that further pushed prices up—a classic "short squeeze" positive feedback loop.
On the macro level, the unexpected "balance sheet expansion" by the U.S. Treasury was a core driver. On August 19, the Treasury announced raising the single long-term Treasury repo limit from $2 billion to at least $4 billion. Analysts called this a "mild version of quantitative easing," which suppressed long-term yields, weakened the dollar, and directly increased the appeal of risk assets like Bitcoin.
Positive signals also came from regulators. Trump met with executives from Coinbase and other crypto firms at the White House, urging Congress to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act). Meanwhile, the SEC proposed easing registration requirements for some digital assets.
The triple positive factors, combined with previously extremely bearish market positioning, jointly ignited this "epic" rebound.
2. Positive signals for capital continuation
1. Continuous inflow into ETFs
The U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs performed strongly in August. On August 18 alone, net inflows reached $189.3 million, with the previous trading day even higher at $297.6 million, totaling nearly $487 million over two days. As of August 18, cumulative net inflows in August reached about $951 million, far exceeding July's full-month $172.4 million. Since launching in January 2024, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated net inflows of approximately $52.28 billion, with total net assets of $79.3 billion.
2. Quiet positioning by institutions and whales
Morgan Stanley recently increased its holdings by about 320 BTC over two consecutive days through its spot Bitcoin ETF, bringing total holdings close to 7,000 BTC, valued at about $515 million. More notably, Bitcoin "whales" have increased holdings by about 43,000 BTC in the past 60 days, worth approximately $2.75 billion at current prices. Research firm Glassnode data shows all holder groups have resumed buying since late July.
3. On-chain demand signals warming up
CryptoQuant data shows combined 30-day demand for Bitcoin spot and futures reached 10,883 BTC, a new high since 2026. The apparent demand indicator broke above zero on August 18, reaching about 25,000 BTC, the first positive value in six months.
4. Long-term holder confidence remains solid
Long-term holders currently control 83% of Bitcoin, the highest since December 2023. Only 14% of Bitcoin holders have costs above $100,000, far below last October's 30%. Compass Point analysts note that every metric they track indicates Bitcoin is in the final stage of the crypto winter.
3. Concerns about capital continuation
1. Significant shrinkage in stablecoin liquidity
Centralized exchanges' stablecoin balances have dropped from a peak of about $80 billion at the end of 2025 to about $64 billion. Stablecoins are usually seen as "standby funds," so a decline in balances means immediate purchasing power is contracting. This signal contradicts the warming demand, indicating the market has not yet formed a consensus bullish outlook.
2. The surge mainly driven by short squeeze
The explosive rise in this rally largely stems from a short squeeze—a form of "passive buying," not "active long positions." Over $3 billion in shorts were liquidated within 24 hours. Once short covering is complete, whether sustained long capital will enter to continue the rally is the real test.
3. Macro environment remains uncertain
The July Fed meeting minutes showed 9 members favored keeping rates unchanged, 3 favored a hike. The market currently prices about a 35% chance of a September hike. Meanwhile, the U.S. 30-year Treasury yield briefly surpassed 5.3%, a high since 2007. If long-term rates continue rising, high-valuation risk assets will face valuation pressure.
4. The critical watershed is near
Technically, $70,000 is an important psychological level, and $76,000 is the average holding cost from the previous cycle. Veteran trader Peter Brandt believes Bitcoin could reach $76,000 or possibly fall back to $50,000. This precisely reveals the market's core contradiction: direction is certain, but the height is unknown.
Standard Chartered analysts predict Bitcoin may hit $100,000 by the end of 2026. SkyBridge Capital founder Scaramucci also believes Bitcoin will break $100,000 again as the 2028 halving cycle tightens supply. But in the short term, whether this rally is the start of a new bull market or just a short squeeze amplified by liquidity events remains to be seen.
Whether capital can continue to pass the baton depends on three variables: whether the U.S. Treasury's "balance sheet expansion" continues, whether ETF inflows remain strong, and whether macro liquidity truly turns loose. Currently, signals are positive but not without concerns. For investors, Bitcoin above $70,000 may require more sobriety and less frenzy.
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The above content is personal opinion and does not constitute any investment advice.
#BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ $BTC Large Long Position (Holding Time Frame)
Up 3600 points (5%+). ✅ This is the first good opportunity to reduce the position.
Alright! After entering this long position, it performed well right from the open. This is the first time in a long while that I've established such a large-scale long position.
We entered this position to start capturing the breakout because the market has turned and has already eliminated most traders waiting for new lows in Q4.
The market continues to eliminate many who are waiting and are now completely blocked out from the long side.
These are good times to go long and only go long.
We caught the breakout long, even though it seemed a bit late at the time, and it has now risen 3500 points (5%).
Usually, a move of this magnitude is the final take-profit target for our typical hourly swing longs, but for a holding long like this, you may have noticed I wait until a 5% move to reduce the position. Honestly, this profit-taking is just the beginning of the take-profit journey.
Now that we've risen 5%, there's no better time to reduce the position. Psychologically, for my personal journey, this immediately recovers the 6% loss from yesterday, and so on.
We're here now, and out of discipline, we have to do this, so it gets done.
I've also moved the stop loss to 65.5k, so the trade risk is completely cleared.
Why reduce the position, Astro? For beginners, this is how I reduce the pressure of a large trade (I took a significant risk of 2.5% of the entire position on this trade) without setting a "stop loss to break even."
Because moving the stop loss to break even is an arbitrary move without technical meaning, which ultimately stops you out more than hitting the target, causing the same FOMO/frustration issues as missing the entry.
From here, we just need to stay relaxed and let the trade run longer.
Large position, for a big move.
In that big move, the first 5% is now locked in. SK Hynix’s plan to repurchase 24.07M shares, about 3.3% outstanding, and cancel them sets a concrete benchmark for capital returns. Samsung’s position is less settled: its existing policy combines KRW9.8T in annual dividends with 50% of three-year cumulative FCF, while any buyback remains under review.
The real comparison is not headline size but capital discipline. If AI memory materially lifts cash flow, Samsung may gain room to fund expansion and strengthen returns; until timing and scale are defined, however, reports of a plan above KRW100T should be treated as a scenario, not a commitment. Not advice, just analysis.
#SamsungToFollowHynixMidday Market Express｜August 21
The market continues its short squeeze upward momentum, with Bitcoin steadily surging higher. Market sentiment has entered the greed zone, and on-exchange capital activity has significantly increased. Major cryptocurrencies follow the market's oscillating rise, with market differentiation intensifying and funds rapidly switching among various hot sectors.
At the sector level, the MEME track has erupted again, led by $NEIRO driving the market, while the veteran MEME PEPE also catches up simultaneously. Short-term speculative funds are clustering, showing clear signs of sentiment-driven trading; RWA asset ENA remains strong, continuously attracting sustained capital attention; DeFi and AI small-cap coins alternate in volatility, opening short-term profit opportunities.
On the other hand, previously popular speculative coins collectively pull back, with BEAT plunging over 11%, and RE and $H weakening simultaneously. After the heat fades, selling pressure is released in concentration, with rapid handover between old and new hotspots, highlighting a stark contrast.
Currently, short-term market sentiment is overheated, with many coins entering overbought zones. The rotation speed of hotspots is extremely fast, and the risk of chasing highs continues to increase. Going forward, focus on whether the market can hold its high levels; once the market stalls, the correction strength of short-term hotspots should not be underestimated.
Market dynamics are for review reference only and should not be directly used as a basis for judging price movements.
This article is for market review only and does not constitute any investment advice. #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ #Anthropic拟8月底公开IPO文件，募资或追平SpaceX #财报观察员：泡泡玛特增长换挡，多IP能否接力？ $BTC $ETH $SOL Betting right, the whales leveraging loop long on $ETH and $BTC have started taking profits!🤩
Address 0x268…47643 withdrew 79,226.49 ETH (about $140 million) from exchanges during 2026.07-08, at an average price of $1776.83; since 08.19, it has deposited a total of 10,887.15 ETH ($24.16 million) back to exchanges. If sold, it would realize a profit of $4.817 million, with the stablecoins from the sale all used to repay Spark loans.
Currently still collateralizing 47,889 wstETH and 1200 WBTC, borrowing 83.67 million USDS, with a health factor of 2.26.
Wallet address 0x268448f31594f4636d03cbb4e813b94801e47643$BTC 8.21 Market Anomaly
"BTC surged from 64,000 to 75,000 in two days, and the most dangerous thing in the market now is actually not the decline."
Checking the market again at noon today, BTC has already reached around 75,000, with an intraday high even touching 75,800.
Two days ago, everyone was still discussing whether it could hold steady around 64,000.
Now some are already starting to talk about 80,000.
This is what I think is the most worth discussing today.
The faster the market rises, the faster people's expectations tend to inflate.
At 64,000, people feared further decline,
At 70,000, they feared missing out,
After 74,000, they began to feel that 70,000 was cheap.
When the price doesn't change, people are very cautious.
After continuous price increases, those worries seem to have disappeared overnight.
But why has BTC been able to move so fast these past two days? We've actually analyzed it:
The U.S. Treasury expanded long-term Treasury repurchases, first improving the external liquidity environment, weakening the dollar and Treasury yields; then a large number of shorts were forced to cover, further amplifying the speed of the rise.
The problem lies exactly here.
A short squeeze can make the market run very fast, but running fast doesn't mean the market can maintain this speed forever.
From your current 4-hour chart, BTC has already surged continuously from around 64,000 to above 75,600, with a very large cumulative increase in a short time. #PopMartEarningsWatch Pop Mart reported first-half revenue of RMB17.17 billion, representing 23.8% year-on-year growth, while attributable net profit increased 10.1% to roughly RMB5.04 billion. The geographic picture was mixed: Greater China revenue expanded 47.3%, but Asia-Pacific and the Americas declined 9.7% and 16.5%. Its intellectual-property portfolio is also changing. THE MONSTERS, which includes LABUBU, lost momentum, while Twinkle Twinkle grew nearly sixfold and became the company’s second-largest IP.
The results show that Pop Mart still has strong consumer demand, but the quality of its growth deserves attention. Slower profit growth relative to revenue may indicate rising costs, weaker product mix or heavier expansion spending. The company’s ability to develop several successful characters is encouraging because dependence on a single collectible trend can be risky. However, overseas weakness and slower inventory turnover could become larger problems if consumer enthusiasm cools. Investors should focus on margins, repeat purchases and overseas store productivity rather than treating every new character launch as another LABUBU-level success.$xSNDK I called for taking profits a couple of days ago, and the -12% drop over two days confirmed it. Don't chase the rebound after taking profits; wait for a pullback to 1,500–1,520 before considering further action.
On Investor Day, it surged +15% to 1,827, and I called to exit; as a result, on 8/18 it dropped -9% to 1,626, and on 8/19 another -3.5% to 1,569, wiping out 12% in two days, fully confirming the call. On 8/20, it slightly rebounded +2.02% to close at 1,600.62, but after hours it fell again to 1,581, indicating that 1,570–1,600 is the current value range.
The long-term contract floor logic remains unchanged: $93.9 billion minimum revenue locked in, $15.5 billion buyback, target gross margin 80%, this is real progress, not just empty promises. Analysts have 20 buys and 1 sell, with an average target price of 2,126 (some as high as 3,600). But the problem remains that it has risen too much. From 240 last December to 1,600 now, it has increased 5.6 times in 8 months, already pricing in earnings for the next couple of years. Look at Micron MU, despite explosive earnings, it still fell 8% after hours; SNDK is clearly lagging now.
Moreover, the macro environment is not cooperating today: 30-year US Treasury bonds weakened again, 10-year yield back to 4.7%, and the shadow of the storage sector crash on 8/18 (Hynix ADR -9%) still lingers. SanDisk is a company transformed by long-term contracts into a floor company, but a floor does not mean no pullbacks.Bitcoin breaks through the 200-day moving average, has the bull market really started?
Yesterday, I believed that the Bitcoin bear market had not yet ended, and this round of rally was still likely a rebound rather than a reversal.
In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin continued to rise with increased volume and further broke through the dense resistance zone of $65,000–$74,000, with the potential to continue rebounding to test resistance level 1 (82,850).
At the same time, Bitcoin also significantly broke through the 200-day moving average, reaching a peak about 10% above it.
The 200-day moving average is generally regarded as an important indicator for judging medium- to long-term trends and is often used by the market as the dividing line between bull and bear markets.
So, does this mean I need to change my judgment?
My answer is: not yet.
Because:
Breaking through the 200-day moving average does not equal the start of a new bull market.
From historical cycles, the main down phase of a bear market usually struggles to sustain a long-term run above the 200-day moving average.
Therefore, this significant breakthrough of the 200-day moving average does indicate that the main down phase of the bear market may be nearing its end or has already ended.
But the bear market is not only a downtrend phase; it may also include a sideways consolidation phase lasting several months or even over a year.
During such a sideways phase, Bitcoin can also break through the 200-day moving average and even run significantly above it.
There are two typical historical cases:
Case 1: 2015
After the downtrend from December 2013 to January 2015 ended, Bitcoin underwent about 7 months of bottom sideways consolidation from January to August 2015.
During this period, Bitcoin once broke through the 200-day moving average, peaking about 26% above it.
The entire sideways period saw a maximum rise of about 90%, ultimately only rebounding to the 0.33 Fibonacci retracement level of the previous downtrend.
Case 2: 2018–2020
After the downtrend from December 2017 to December 2018 ended, Bitcoin experienced a long 15-month wide-range consolidation from December 2018 to March 2020.
During this time, Bitcoin not only ran above the 200-day moving average for a long period but also rose more than 3 times from the bottom, peaking at the 0.764 Fibonacci retracement level of the previous downtrend.
So:
Main down phase of bear market ending ≠ immediate start of a new bull market.
Then, which scenario is the current market closer to?
I mainly observe three aspects:
1. Capital flow
Capital flow has indeed clearly improved.
In the past two days, Bitcoin spot funds saw net inflows of about $333 million and $158 million respectively, with the day before yesterday's net inflow hitting a new high in the past 3 months.
However, yesterday's capital inflow scale dropped significantly, so it still needs to be observed whether the capital can continue to flow in and further expand.
2. ETF funds
The day before yesterday, the US spot BTC ETF net inflow exceeded $500 million, indicating a clear improvement in institutional participation.
But yesterday, net inflows for multiple ETFs dropped significantly, with some ETFs even falling to zero.
Therefore, ETF funds have shown positive changes, but sustainability remains to be confirmed.
3. Technical aspect
Bitcoin's rise over the past two days has been noticeably rapid.
From historical experience, short-term consecutive rapid rallies often lead to sharp corrections, making it difficult to confirm a new sustained one-sided trend based on just a few days of quick gains.
Moreover, this aligns with the judgment criteria I proposed yesterday:
What really needs to be observed is not just whether Bitcoin can break through the 200-day moving average, but whether it can sustain volume-driven upward momentum.
Currently, these conditions have not been fully confirmed.
Therefore, I still tend to interpret the current market as:
A sideways consolidation after the main down phase of the bear market, with this rally being a rebound within the bottom consolidation rather than the start of a new bull market cycle.
As for the level of this bottom consolidation, I will focus on the 82,850 resistance level.
If Bitcoin cannot effectively break through 82,850, then this market is more likely a small-range bottom sideways consolidation;
If it can break through 82,850 with volume, it may enter a wide-range consolidation phase similar to December 2018–March 2020.
The above analysis is for reference only and does not constitute investment advice.📊 July’s exchange data needs context.
CoinDesk Research reported CEX spot + derivatives volume fell 23.9% to $3.76T, while DEXs reached a record 19.5% share of spot trading.
But DEX spot volume also fell 9.82% to $176B.
So the record share shows relative resilience, not necessarily record adoption.
RWA perpetual volume rose 47.8% to a record $460B.
Source: CoinDesk Research.
Disclaimer: Informational only, not investment advice.
#DEX #DeFi #RWA Short term: Bulls dominate with very strong momentum, but RSI has entered the overbought zone, so chasing the highs carries high risk.
Medium term: 75,800 is the watershed—breaking through confirms a trend reversal; if resisted, it’s just a rebound and may fall back.
In a nutshell: This is currently a "bear corpse pile-up market," follow the trend but don’t mistake the rebound for a bull market, keep a close eye on 75,800. $BTC #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ Comparing volatility and Sharpe ratio, $ETH volatility is 129.2%, $BTC 54.6%, meaning $ETH's turbulence is more than twice that of $BTC. Sharpe ratio: $BTC 19.67 vs $ETH 11.11, indicating $BTC is more favorable after risk adjustment.
$BTC earns more return per unit of risk taken, while $ETH relies on absolute gains to compete. With the same position size, $ETH is like riding a roller coaster, $BTC like riding a bus.
Regarding capital attraction, net OI inflow over 6 days: $ETH +$996 million, $BTC +$800 million, with $ETH attracting 20% more. On 8/20 single day, $ETH net inflow was $709 million, $BTC $576 million, both exploded, but $ETH was stronger.
Funding rates: $ETH daily average 0.0058%, $BTC 0.0057%, almost the same, both longs are paying moderate rent, no overheating. Smart money this round favors $ETH, capital voted with their feet. ETH’s rally is no longer just a short squeeze. ETF inflows and spot demand are adding real fuel, while the broader liquidity backdrop is supporting both crypto and gold. With ETH RSI above 80, chasing here looks risky—the cleaner setup may be waiting for a pullback rather than blindly shorting or buying the top.ETH first tests 2400, while BTC is stuck at 75000: Is this a catch-up rally, or has capital really rotated?
Brothers, I just looked at BTC and ETH together, and the market is a bit abnormal.
$BTC started to catch its breath after rushing near 75000, while $ETH has been steadily moving toward 2400. BTC is rising more steadily, ETH is rising more sharply, and those eager are already asking: Is capital shifting from BTC to ETH?
I’m not ready to draw that conclusion yet.
ETH indeed has two fires this round: one is the catch-up rally after a long lag, and the other is the recent continuous net inflow into spot ETFs, with a single-day scale once close to $190 million. Capital is willing to bet on higher Beta, so ETH naturally has greater elasticity than BTC.
But a catch-up rally does not equal rotation.
As long as BTC holds 72000, the main trend is intact; whether ETH can break through 2400 with volume is the confirmation of capital migration. If ETH fails to break 2400 and falls back below 2300, it looks more like an emotional catch-up rally.
I won’t chase just because ETH is rising fast, nor will I short just because BTC is sideways.
Brothers, do you think ETH is running ahead early, or is this another internal rotation within the mainstream?
⚠️ Personal market discussion only, not investment advice
$BTC $ETH
#BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ $ZEC’s migration improves supply transparency, but it doesn’t erase the trust issue created by the Orchard vulnerability. Ironwood helps prevent any hidden inflation from moving forward, yet concerns about past losses and future code security remain valid. $BTC ETF had a net outflow of $390 million last week; institutions were initially pulling out, but the big bullish candle on 8/19 pulled the funds back in, with nearly $300 million net inflow on Monday. The Fed's probability of a rate hike in September dropped to 33%, the 30-year US Treasury yield surged to the highest since 2007 at 5.31%, but the crypto space doesn't care at all. $ETH's current move is pure magic, unstoppable by anyone.
How to trade $ETH
Look at the chart. On 8/19, $ETH surged from 1917 to 2252, a 17.5% increase in one day, with volume reaching $20.3 billion, four to five times that of previous days. On 8/20, it pulled back to 2222 and held, and on 8/21 it continued to push up to test 2381. MA3 is at 2309, MA5 at 2151, with a bullish alignment wide open, the trend is not over.
Funding rate rose from 0.005% to 0.01%, with longs starting to pay rent to shorts every 8 hours, but this rate is historically mild, far from the 0.03% overheated level. Open Interest (OI) saw a net inflow of $709 million on 8/20, and another $122 million on 8/21, real money chasing longs, not shorts being squeezed artificially.
Support is at 2222 (8/20 low); if broken, look at 2252 (8/19 close). Resistance is right overhead at 2381; breaking through targets the 2500 round number. Chasing highs is risky; waiting for a pullback near 2250 to enter is more comfortable. Unveiled on the set of Desperate Housewives with nonworking tiles, to sell shareholders a $2.6B $SCTY bailout. Promised 1,000 roofs/week. Installed ~3,000 ever, then hid the numbers. Now $TSLA is burying it. @GLJ_Research called it unfeasible from day one. Fiction stayed fiction.#BTCRallyOrSqueeze #AnthropicIPONears #PopMartEarningsWatch Let’s be honest with ourselves for a moment. Looking back at the last few months, nearly every major loss in this market came from chasing the hottest tokens—and the charts tell a brutal story. 😔 Take $LAB, for example. The coin surged from $0.07 all the way to $25, only to crash right back down to $0.07. That kind of round trip didn’t just erase gains—it wiped out countless positions and shattered more than a few trading strategies along the way. Then there’s $BEAT. It climbed from $0.10 to $1Whales are accumulating, retail investors are chasing the rally, and RSI is signaling a halt. I'm watching three sets of data, and the more I look, the more I feel this market move has reached a crossroads.
Technical side: $BTC daily RSI is 79.91, Stochastic %K is 89.04, price has broken above the upper Bollinger Band at 69,130. All three indicators are simultaneously in the overbought zone. The MACD histogram at 783.81 is still accelerating, but RSI near 80 means momentum is approaching its limit—not that a drop is certain, but continuing a surge requires exponentially more capital.
Macro side: The Fear & Greed Index jumped from 41 to 62, rising 16 points in one day. The U.S. Treasury will double its long-term bond purchases starting September 9, which the market interprets as a form of QE. Trump is pushing Congress to pass the CLARITY Act, and CFTC Chair Selig is signaling independent action. Three catalysts are working simultaneously.
Brothers, putting these three data sets together makes it clear. Whales have accumulated 43,000 BTC at the bottom area, and now BTC has risen to 73,000—their base holdings have over 10% profit. Retail investors are chasing in at RSI 80, catching the first wave distributed by whales.
But what’s different this time is that the catalysts are not fully realized yet. CFTC rules will be implemented in Q4, Treasury bond buying starts September 9, and the CLARITY Act vote is in September. If the catalysts continue to materialize, RSI 80 might be a pause, not the end.
#Whales #RSI80 #Overbought #BTC #OnChainData $BTC BREAKOUT
Bitcoin just pushed above 75K after weeks of consolidation.
Hold the breakout and continuation remains likely.
Lose it and we could see a deeper retest.
Do not chase the move.
Trade the confirmation.DOGE might be the asset in the crypto market that "takes advantage" the most — its market cap rarely ranks in the top five, yet its recognition level can always stand alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum. Many people can't even clearly explain what a smart contract is, but they can instantly recognize that Shiba Inu dog, which in itself is a business worth analyzing.
Let's start with the fundamentals: in most awareness surveys, ETH and SOL still rank ahead of DOGE. ETH's retail holding rate is about 40%, DOGE's about 26%, close to but slightly lower than SOL. But here is a mismatch — $DOGE's fame is completely disproportionate to its market cap and technical contribution. ETH has the entire DeFi and stablecoin infrastructure backing it, SOL has the narrative of a high-performance chain ecosystem, so what does DOGE have? Only a symbol that hasn't changed for over a decade and a group of organic community members. This is a typical example of "brand premium": it doesn't need to tell a technical story because what it sells is not functionality, but recognizability.
The logic of the attention economy is vividly reflected here. An asset recognized even by people who don't watch the market naturally has lower customer acquisition costs and higher emotional transmission efficiency. Every celebrity endorsement, every rumor about payment scenarios, can directly translate into trading heat. ETH and SOL have to work hard to educate the market on "what I am," DOGE only needs to remind everyone "I'm still here."
Of course, brand premium is a double-edged sword — it can support traffic but cannot hold the anchor of valuation. Assets with technical narratives have ecosystem data to support them when prices fall, while pure brand assets' pricing depends more on the persistence of attention.Yushu surged on its first day of listing, then immediately corrected the next day.
Wang Xingxing also said that the real "ChatGPT moment" for robots may still take 2–10 years.
This situation is actually very similar to the crypto world.
The market never waits for technology to mature before pricing,
but starts trading the future in advance as soon as the story emerges.
The only question is:
Is the current price buying the future, or has it already bought out the next few years?
This applies to robots, AI, and actually Crypto as well.BTC breaks above $72,000, altcoins face the second gate. How narrow is the gap between the rebound created by short liquidations and real demand? BTC has surged past $72,400, with ETH and major altcoins joining strong buying momentum. Approximately $3 billion worth of crypto short positions were liquidated, fueling the rebound. However, this move is closer to a price spike caused by short covering. It is too early to conclude that the market structure has fully turned bullish. The key is whether the altcoin sector can prove genuine spot demand. BEAT, BICO, KAITO, LAB, and SNDK must maintain spot trading volume and defend higher support levels even after the short covering pace slows. If these conditions are not met, this rebound may only be a retracement of the existing downtrend. The rebound driven by short liquidations occurs as position imbalances are resolved. The question is whether the long positions entered after liquidation will create new buying forces or just maintain the existing ones Recently, Bitcoin and Ethereum have experienced significant rallies, mainly driven by multiple factors including policy signals, U.S. Treasury liquidity, and interest rate cut expectations.
Trump recently convened a meeting with crypto industry executives, publicly endorsing the crypto sector and pushing Congress to advance digital asset regulatory legislation. The market believes that if regulatory rules are clearly implemented, the compliance environment for the crypto industry will improve, institutional capital entry barriers will decrease, greatly boosting market bullish sentiment. This is an important emotional catalyst for the current rally, but the legislation has not yet been enacted and remains speculative.
The U.S. Treasury adjusted its Treasury repurchase operations, leading to a decline in U.S. Treasury yields. As U.S. Treasuries are risk-free assets, the drop in yields reduces bond investment attractiveness, causing some funds to flow into high-risk assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
At the same time, the market continues to trade on expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, with a general consensus that liquidity will become more accommodative. Under easing expectations, risk assets are more likely to attract capital.
Multiple positive factors are being released simultaneously, combined with concentrated short covering in the market and rapid inflows of new capital, jointly driving a quick short-term surge in Bitcoin and Ethereum. It is important to note that cryptocurrencies are highly volatile; if positive expectations fail to materialize, the market can quickly correct, posing high investment risks. In summary, it is recommended to go long but avoid heavy positions; a 5% allocation is the limit, and proper stop-loss measures should be in place. #星球日报 #创作者激励 #OKX星球话题来啦 $BTC $ETH $$BTC Bitcoin has stabilized above 74,000, and the bullish logic is undergoing a fundamental restructuring
BTC has closed above 74,000 for more than 48 consecutive hours, reaching a high near 75,100, confirming a valid breakout on the daily chart. This is no longer a fake breakout with a wick, but a genuine turnover range conversion backed by real capital.
What sets this breakout apart is the triple synchronous driving forces. On the policy front, multiple U.S. states' crypto-specific legislation is accelerating, with compliance expectations shifting from "vague positives" to a "concrete timetable"; on the capital side, spot ETFs have seen net inflows for 9 consecutive trading days, totaling over $4 billion, with institutions like BlackRock maintaining a steady buying pace, representing typical allocation capital; on-chain, exchange BTC balances have dropped to the lowest since 2018, with whale addresses increasing holdings by over 100,000 coins within the month, accelerating chip migration from exchanges to cold wallets.
Market sentiment has warmed but is not overheated. Perpetual contract funding rates remain in the 0.01%-0.02% range, far below the extreme 0.06% level near 73,000 previously, indicating the current rise is driven mainly by spot buying, with a relatively healthy leverage structure.
After 74,000 has shifted from strong resistance to strong support, the technical vacuum above points to 76,000-78,000. More importantly, the core driver of this rally has shifted from "news catalysts" to a triple composite structure of "policy implementation + institutional allocation + supply contraction," a combination whose sustainability typically surpasses rebounds driven by a single narrative.
$BTC $ETH $SOL BTC hovered around 72000 all day, while altcoins quietly changed the script. On the surface, it looks lively, but underneath there's actually a different logic at play. Did you notice? Yesterday's sharp surge looked like a broad rally, but the real driver was a batch of shorts being forcibly covered after concentrated liquidations, not new incremental funds actively entering the market. Today's market revealed the truth: small coins surged and then quickly fell back faster than a falling out, and those chasing in basically ended up stuck halfway up the mountain. I monitored the capital preferences all afternoon and feel the market is facing a choice question. - Among the mainstream tier, ETH, SOL, and XRP are resilient types; when they fall, someone steps in to buy, and when they rise, they do so decisively, indicating big money still prefers to stay where consensus is strong. - COMP and HYPE have independent trends; regardless of the overall market mood, they move on their own. These are often driven by small circles of main players, making it hard to follow the trend. - On the other hand, FIL and WLD are clearly lagging; when the market rises, they rise slightly, when the market rests, they fall first. They are typical forgotten players with no main force willing to waste bullets here. I want to add one more thing: many people think the bull market continues just because BTC holds above 72000, but the real signal to watch is whether capital's risk appetite is spreading out or contracting back into a clustered state. My observation is that today leans more toward the latter. - Strong coins are repeatedly bought, while weak coins see selling on rebounds. - The heat in small coins comes fast and goes fast; yesterday they were in the spotlight, today no one is discussing them. - This saysIn just a few trading days, Bitcoin launched a powerful rally, surging from around the 60,000 mark all the way up, reaching a peak above $75,000, with a single-day gain exceeding 11%, driving a collective recovery in the entire crypto market. Billions in short positions across the network were liquidated in succession, a large number of traders were liquidated and exited, and voices of a bull market restart were everywhere in the community. But a big rally does not mean a bull market is confirmed. Behind the excitement, we need to distinguish: is this the starting point of a new bull market, or a leverage-driven short squeeze rebound? 1. What is driving this round of surges? 1. Epic short pressing, leveraged funds amplifying the market. During the prolonged period of consolidation and bottoming, the market formed a consensus bearish expectation, with massive short positions accumulating in the futures market, and most traders gambling to push the market downward for a second time. When the price breaks through key resistance, short positions trigger forced liquidation, short positions buy with stop-loss losses, forming a cycle of "the higher the price, the more liquidations, the stronger the upward momentum," playing out a typical short squeeze rally. Over $3 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated across the entire network within 24 hours, with the vast majority being short positions, which is the most direct short-term driving force for the rally. Key reminder: Short squeeze rallies are passive buying, not just a massive influx of new long-term funds from the market. Once the short positions are cleared, this portion of the upward momentum will quickly weaken. 2. Macro liquidity expectations enter a window of recovery. The US has signaled adjustment to its Treasury bond repurchases, leading to a decline in long-term US Treasury yields and a weaker dollar, ushering in a valuation recovery window for global risk assets. Bitcoin, as a high-beta risk asset, directly benefits from market interest rate cut expectations. But you must distinguish the realityIf I were to say which part of the AI industry chain is most likely to be underestimated, I would put storage chips on the watchlist. AI servers are not just about GPUs; storage components like HBM, NAND, SSD, etc., are also part of the infrastructure. The core logic behind SNDK is that storage demand is being reignited by AI servers. In the past, the market's impression of the storage industry was simple: cyclical stocks, price wars, rising when the market is good, falling when it’s bad. But the AI era is changing this pattern. As AI data centers continue to expand, data throughput and storage capacity keep increasing, making high-performance storage increasingly important. Therefore, my view on $SNDK is: it has short- to medium-term elasticity, but long-term attention must be paid to the industry cycle. Its biggest advantage lies in the new demand brought by AI infrastructure, but the biggest risk is also very clear—the storage industry still has strong cyclical characteristics. When prices rise, manufacturers tend to expand capital expenditures; as supply gradually increases, price pressure may reappear. The most classic saying in this industry is: when everyone is making money, they are often already preparing for the next round of capacity wars. In terms of trading strategy, I prefer swing trading plus trend following rather than blindly holding long-term. Key factors to watch are NAND prices, enterprise SSD demand, AI data center capital expenditures, and company gross margin changes. If fundamentals continue to improve, holding along the trend is advisable; if the stock price surges sharply in the short term, caution should be taken against profit-taking. If there is a significant pullback caused by industry sentiment but storage prices and demand trends remain upward, I 📉 OKB/USDT Flash Update
OKB is trading around $OKB 106.62 (-0.36%), making a small bounce after touching a low of $106.01.
* Support: $106.00 | $104.50
* Resistance: $106.84 | $108.20
Prediction:
A break above $106.84 opens the path for a retest of $108.20. If price loses $106.00, expect a temporary drop to $OKB 104.50 before buyers step back in.
#BTCRallyOrSqueeze #OKXTraderVoices #BTC accelerates its rally, can the funds continue to take over? #Sandisk high-level volatility, storage stock valuation divergence intensifies #Gold struggles around $4200, why didn't BTC follow the rise? Comprehensive comparative analysis of gold, Bitcoin, and Sandisk (SNDK)
Risk warning: This is only a logical review and does not constitute investment advice. The three belong to completely different asset classes: physical precious metals, crypto digital assets, and U.S. cyclical growth stocks.
Asset nature
$XAU 1. Gold (XAU)
Physical precious metal, no cash flow, no interest generated. Core value: millennia-old consensus as a store of value, geopolitical crisis hedge, counteracting credit currency dilution.
Pricing anchors: U.S. Treasury real yields, U.S. dollar index, global central bank gold purchases, geopolitical risks.
Volatility: moderate, annual volatility about 15-20%.
$BTC 2. Bitcoin (BTC)
Digital scarce asset, total supply capped at 21 million, no operating cash flow, trades 24/7. Known as "digital gold," but essentially a high Beta risk asset, not necessarily a safe haven during crises.
Pricing anchors: U.S. Treasury real yields, ETF funds, regulatory policies, halving cycles, contract leverage sentiment.
Volatility: extremely high, daily 10% level swings are common, annual volatility 60-80%.
$SNDK 3. Sandisk (SNDK)
U.S. listed company, pure NAND flash hardware enterprise with revenue, profit, and cash flow. An AI-driven cyclical growth stock, benefiting from AI inference storage increments while constrained by storage cycles.
Pricing anchors: U.S. Treasury yields, Nasdaq sector sentiment, NAND flash ASP, cloud providers' AI capital expenditure, fulfillment of long-term contracts.
Volatility: medium-high, driven by earnings reports and industry data, daily 5-10% swings common.
Performance facing U.S. Treasury real yield rises/falls
• U.S. Treasury real yield rise (liquidity tightening)
Gold: usually under pressure, but geopolitical crises and central bank gold purchases can hedge interest rate negatives.
Bitcoin: significantly pressured, opportunity cost of no-yield assets rises, prone to decline.
Sandisk: growth stock valuation suppressed; if storage cycle is booming simultaneously, profits can partially offset valuation pressure.
• U.S. Treasury real yield fall (liquidity easing)
Gold: favorable, gold price tends to strengthen.
Bitcoin: very favorable, risk asset valuations open up.
Sandisk: valuation rises, combined with AI demand, a double boost rally.
Commonality: all three are mostly sensitive to real interest rates; but Sandisk has an additional independent variable of corporate profits and industry cycles.
Bullish logic
Gold
1. Continuous global central bank gold purchases, de-dollarization allocation demand;
2. Hedge against long-term currency depreciation;
3. Traditional safe haven during geopolitical conflicts and financial crises.
Bitcoin
1. Hard cap on total supply, supply halving contraction;
2. Institutional ETF allocation base has formed;
3. High elasticity return space in liquidity easing environments;
⚠️Note: In crisis environments, often falls alongside risk assets, safe haven attribute weaker than gold.
Sandisk
1. AI inference brings structural increment in large-capacity NAND storage;
2. Large multi-year long-term contracts aiming to smooth storage cycles;
3. Significant improvement in enterprise SSD gross margins, cash flow enhancement;
4. Consumer + industrial storage business provides a base.
Core risks
Gold
1. Sustained rise in real interest rates; significant U.S. dollar strength;
2. Decline in central bank gold purchasing intensity;
3. Crowded speculative positions causing pullbacks.
Bitcoin
1. High real interest rate suppression; tightening regulatory policies;
2. Continuous ETF fund outflows; large historical trapped positions;
3. Derivative leverage backlash, black swan events.
Sandisk
1. Storage cycles cannot be completely eliminated, NAND capacity expansion causing oversupply;
2. AI capital expenditure below expectations, risks in fulfilling long-term contracts;
3. Competition from Samsung and Micron squeezing ASP;
4. As a U.S. stock, risks from management, lock-up expirations, and earnings guidance misses.
Key correlations
1. Gold ↔ Bitcoin
Often move together during liquidity easing; diverge during crises and liquidity tightening: gold resists decline, Bitcoin falls with risk assets; not a stable substitute relationship.
2. Bitcoin ↔ Sandisk
Mostly positively correlated, jointly driven by U.S. Treasury yields and global risk appetite; but can diverge:
• Sandisk also affected by NAND prices, corporate orders, earnings disturbances;
• BTC influenced uniquely by crypto regulation, halving, and ETF funds.
3. Gold ↔ Sandisk
Very low correlation. Gold leans toward safe haven; Sandisk is pro-cyclical growth, benefiting from better economic and AI conditions.
Scenario summary
1. Macro easing, rate cut cycle begins
Overall positive for all three: gold rallies; Bitcoin has highest elasticity; Sandisk driven by valuation and earnings.
2. High interest rates + geopolitical conflicts
✅ Gold favored; Bitcoin pressured; Sandisk depends on whether AI storage boom offsets valuation pressure.
3. AI capital expenditure decline, storage capacity oversupply
Sandisk faces earnings-driven valuation cuts; gold and Bitcoin unaffected by industry cycles, only macro liquidity matters.
4. Global systemic financial crisis
👉 Gold prioritized as safe haven; Bitcoin likely sold off as risk asset; Sandisk as a stock will sharply decline.
One-sentence memory distinction
• Gold: conservative allocation, hedge against currency depreciation, first choice for crisis safe haven, moderate volatility.
• Bitcoin: digital scarce asset, high elasticity and volatility, suitable for high risk tolerance, not a crisis safe haven.
• Sandisk: AI storage cyclical growth stock, earns corporate profits while bearing storage industry cycle risks. #BTC accelerating its rally, can the funds continue to take over?
This is really amazing!
Strategy's Bitcoin holdings have fully recovered all unrealized losses, with a holding cost of $75,385
According to BlockBeats news, on August 21, as Bitcoin strongly broke through $75,000 and currently holds near the $75,500 level, Strategy's Bitcoin holdings have now fully recovered all unrealized losses, which previously exceeded $10 billion. The cost price of Strategy's Bitcoin holdings is $75,385.
From the historic unrealized loss record of $10.16 billion on February 6, to the first break-even in April, and now standing firmly above the cost line, this path essentially mirrors Bitcoin's recovery from $60,000 to $75,000. What is noteworthy is not the break-even itself, but the position structure—by August 17, its holdings increased from 713,000 coins in February to 840,000 coins, meaning about 130,000 coins were added below the $75,000 cost line, with the average cost only diluted from $76,052 to $75,385, indicating the marginal add-on price was not low.
The pause in adding positions in July and the increase of USD reserves to $3.75 billion for interest expenses defense shows that Strategy has shifted from simply hoarding coins to treasury liquidity management. Now that unrealized losses have been cleared, the next phase's buying rhythm and choice of financing tools will directly test the effectiveness of this new framework. $BTC 8.21 Midday Gold Analysis
Gold price surged to around 4543 before facing resistance and pulling back; short-term bulls released momentum leading to a corrective retracement. Hourly chart shows weakening upward momentum, with the market entering a high-level consolidation phase to digest gains.
Short-term resistance above is at 4540-4543, while support below is at 4524-4518. If support breaks, the price may further test lower levels.
Currently, the price is repeatedly switching at high levels; blind chasing of highs is not recommended. Wait for a pullback confirmation signal before participating, and strictly control position risk.
Operation reference:
Duo: 4500-4520, stop loss at 4490, target 4540, breakout target 4580
Kong: 4540-4560, stop loss at 4570, target 4520, breakout target 4480
(Analysis shared for market reference only, not investment advice)
#Tether季度盈利15亿，黄金增至146吨 Don't chase the highs! $BTC and $ETH are rallying together, is the real opportunity here?
The market suddenly warms up, with the three major assets showing divergent trends. Understanding the rhythm is more important than blindly entering.
$BTC
Has broken through the 72000 mark in one go, ending a long period of sideways grinding. This rally is driven by liquidity expectations warming up + capital inflow + concentrated short covering, with strong short-term upward momentum.
But the faster it rises, the greater the risk of a pullback. The cost-effectiveness of chasing highs now is very low. Focus on whether 72000 can hold — if it holds, continue to be bullish; if it fails, it will return to range-bound oscillation.
$ETH
The rebound elasticity is even stronger than Bitcoin, strengthening along with the market. However, it is approaching a key resistance level, and after continuous rallies, the bulls have been significantly depleted, so a technical pullback could come at any time.
The trend basically follows BTC, so try to wait for a pullback to buy low, and don’t chase at the highs to catch the bag.
$SNDK SanDisk
The core AI storage asset has been quite frustrating recently, oscillating back and forth within a range. The long-term logic is sound, but short-term bulls and bears are sharply divided.
The support at 1480 below is solid, and the resistance between 1760-1800 above is heavy. Currently, it’s just a repeated shakeout rhythm with no clear direction, suitable for range trading, don’t hold stubbornly.
In summary:
This is just an emotional rebound, not the start of a one-sided bull market. Short-term volatility will only increase. Whether in crypto or stocks, be patient and wait for a pullback before acting; chasing highs with heavy positions is the easiest way to get trapped. 1. BTC Trading Structure Of the total BTC market transactions in 24 hours, contract trading volume accounts for nearly 93.7%, while spot transactions account for only 6.3%. During this round of rapid rally, the volume expansion mainly came from short closing on the contract side leading to turnover, with spot volume growth being noticeably weak. At a high above 74,000, the frequency of large spot large active orders decreased, with more retail investors trading scattered and changing hands; Futures remain the main battleground for capital competition, with leveraged trading activity continuing to rise, but the volume of new long positions is no longer as strong as in the earlier short pressing phase. 2. ETH Trading Structure ETH's trading pulse is more pronounced than BTC's, with volume growth often concentrated during short-term market breakouts, with heat rising quickly and pullbacks happening quickly. Contract trading volume is also much higher than spot trading, with derivatives market turnover accounting for the vast majority of total transactions. During this rebound, ETH spot trading volume has increased, but there has been no sustained increase in large spot buy orders. The main drivers of price increases remain contract short covering and short-term hot money on the market. Under the same market volatility, ETH contract volume elasticity is generally higher than BTC. 3. Differentiation in Mainstream Counterfeit Trading Volume $DOGE: 24-hour trading volume surged rapidly, with a short-term surge in popularity. Trading volume doubled in a short time, with a higher proportion of spot follow-up transactions. A large amount of retail funds entered the market to gamble on the MEME market, and contract volumes increased simultaneously, but there has not yet been a large-scale institutional spot sweep. $SOL: Trading volume is moderately amplified, indicating that funds enter the market following the market recovery, but trading volume is noneAlthough Bitcoin has broken through 75,000, Coinbase Bitcoin still has a negative premium
Today, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index narrowed its negative premium to -0.0221%, but it still remains in a negative premium state. Data shows that from May 19 to August 21, this index has been in the negative premium range for 95 consecutive days, setting the longest continuous negative premium record since the index was launched.
40 days in January → 30 days during the 1011 crash → now 95 days. The three longest periods of Coinbase negative premium in Bitcoin history have each lasted longer and been deeper than the last.
40 days (January-February): The market considered this a "seasonal correction," expecting the negative premium to quickly recover.
30 days (1011 crash): The market saw this as a "panic sell-off," expecting sentiment to improve once the panic passed.
95 days (now): From May 19 to August 21, a full quarter. This can no longer be explained by "sentiment."
The longest negative premium may indicate the greatest suppression. When U.S. buying returns, the intensity of the rebound could also set a record. $BTC $ETH $SOL #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ From the end of June to early July, people who were unwilling to buy any spot at all no longer have the chance to buy BTC/ETH/SOL at June's low points. Especially for SOL, I had already predicted in late June that it would be the lowest point of this cycle. The basis for this judgment was that when BTC pulled back to 57750, SOL not only did not hit a new low, but the retracement low was actually 4 points higher than 60, leading to the conclusion that SOL's entire retracement was capped at 60.
Some people say: if you believe in the four-year bear market cycle, now shouldn't be the bottom. People with this mindset are destined to chase highs and buy at the top. The last wave at the end of each bear market is the smallest, with a volatility of about 12%. Do the math yourself: even if BTC's rebound tops out at 77000 and then pulls back 12%, that means a maximum pullback of 8k points. Even if SOL, at 92-97, breaks through the ceiling and pulls back 20%, the lowest point would still be around 77. So no matter what, you won't have another chance to bottom-fish at June's prices. Because in mid-May, when 82800 pulled back, it could still test 60000 because the fast and slow lines were still suspended in the air, equivalent to jumping down five floors. But now we are on the ground—can we still dig underground?From August 19 to 21, Bitcoin surged from $63,000 to break through $69,000 and then $71,000, peaking above $74,000. By the time of writing, it had risen to 75,000 (an incredible increase), with a weekly increase of 17.6%. The 24-hour gain was also close to 8%, marking the highest level since June. The market is filled with voices of a "bull recovery," but this round of rally may not be the result of the market itself. A more direct driving force is still policy. The U.S. Treasury announced increased long-term Treasury buybacks, suppressing long-term yields and easing dollar liquidity expectations a bit, causing risk assets to collectively breathe a sigh of relief. Regulatory expectations are also improving: Trump convened a crypto summit at the White House and publicly called for Congress to "pass" the CLARITY Act, commonly known as the "Clarity Act." Combined with capital flows back, spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a single-day net inflow exceed $500 million, and the wave of outflows in June was reversed, with bears squeezed out and the gains amplified significantly. I prefer to interpret this round of rally as a "policy attitude reversal" rather than a "comprehensive reversal in the external environment." The Fed has not pivoted, with rates still stuck at 3.5%-3.75%, and the 30-year Treasury yield even surging to 5.238%. Long-term pressure has not truly disappeared. Looking at the 90-day timeframe, Bitcoin still dropped 1.4% cumulatively, which feels more like a policy encounter amid wide-ranging volatilityIn the early hours of August 20th Beijing time, in the Roosevelt Hall of the White House, Trump called in all the top players from the crypto industry and traditional finance—Coinbase's Brian Armstrong, Ripple, Gemini, Robinhood, Kraken, as well as Nasdaq and Intercontinental Exchange. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig were also present. Trump started with his first words: "We have completely ended the cryptocurrency wars." But the most thought-provoking aspect of the entire event was the reporter's Q&A session. Someone directly asked: Will the U.S. government buy a "considerable amount" of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies? Trump's exact words were: "Well, this has already been discussed." ""I think I might rely on Paul and the whole team to handle this. They will make a decision and then tell me. When the reporter pressed further, he added, "It has indeed eased the pressure on the dollar." "Lao Mo will break down three details for you." First, Trump clearly stated that "it has been discussed." This is not "never heard of" or "I'll think about it again," but rather an acknowledgment that this matter has been seriously discussed at the government level. An executive order issued by the White House last March has already allowed the Treasury and Commerce Departments to develop Bitcoin increase strategies without increasing taxpayer burdens—the legal channel remains open. Second, he passed the ball to SEC Chairman Paul Atkins. Trump did not say "I won't buy" or "when," but instead left the decision to the regulatory panel$XRP — LONG 🔥💸
Entry: 1.27–1.32
TP1: 1.40
TP2: 1.48
TP3: 1.60
SL: 1.20
XRP has broken strongly above the key EMA levels with a major volume increase. The momentum is bullish, but after a sharp move, a pullback toward the entry zone would offer a safer setup. Holding above 1.27 keeps the bullish structure intact.If there really is a bull market rebound, it would be a super disaster for retail investors with assets less than 1 million.
The first bear market saw a drop of 82%, the second bear market dropped 77%, and now the third round's maximum drop is only 53%.
These are very frightening numbers. I estimate that considering the impact of Trump and Wall Street entering the market, the drop will be set at 60%, which means just breaking below 50,000 as the ideal range.
If the price really rebounds now, retail investors with less than 1 million in assets can't even gather 10 $BTC, which also means:
The crypto world has no relation to ordinary people anymore.
In the next bull market, there will be even fewer hundredfold altcoins, and the path to crossing social classes will be even more crowded. BTC and ETH continue to break through strongly?! Let's keep an eye on the market
$BTC continues its strong momentum, reaching a high close to 76,000 points, currently standing above 75,000 points again. Feels like it's about to start another rally? That's too fast, the next wave should hit 77,000. Many brothers probably regret selling too early, right? But in my view, there's still opportunity to enter on this small pullback; the market isn't over yet!
$ETH, the big move still depends on ETH! When sleeping, it sleeps deeply, but when it stands up, it's solid! It once surged to 2,380, preparing to challenge the 2,400 mark, pulling up over 500 points in just a few days! Currently at 2,350, after a small pullback it’s rising again, barely taking a breath! Expected to break 2,400 today. In this market, don't short lightly; sentiment is very high and it’s easy to get stopped out by a sudden spike.
Whether this crypto rally can continue depends mainly on the Fed's September and December meetings. If September confirms no rate hike, US stocks will rebound after a pullback and even hit new highs, dragging crypto up with them. If December also holds rates or cuts them, opening the door to easing, Bitcoin returning to 120,000 won’t be a dream! That said, QQQ remains bearish short-term, currently around 710 on the Nasdaq 100. Even if it rallies, it needs to drop below 680 first. A pullback is inevitable; those who believe can try shorting!
Now about platform tokens
OKB’s gains in this bull market are undeniably huge. Currently at 106, the price is indeed high, but OKB’s explosive power is unquestionable. 106 might be a short-term peak, but with long-term positives, it could even surpass 200! This period might be the last mid-term chance to get in; if you wait for the big rally, the value of your chips might be even higher.
As for BNB, the fundamentals are even stronger. Currently above 660, compared to OKB, BNB is more stable but with slightly smaller gains. I tend to wait on BNB, maybe start holding spot around a 500-point pullback. Feels like BNB and OKB are like BTC and ETH 😂
$BICO and similar altcoins, no matter how much you try to advise, many bulls still jump in as fuel. Countless people still fantasize about an altcoin suddenly surging. Why would it surge now? It’s better to wait for confirmed reversal trends before chasing. Altcoin rallies don’t happen instantly. Bottom fishing can be profitable, but how long do you endure sideways moves, slow declines, and multiple liquidations? When the rally comes, will one wave be enough to recover? Can you hold on?
The storage sector remains the same story: Hynix, SNDK, and Micron. Currently, SanDisk leads, with recent rhythm roughly sideways. Hynix oscillates around 1,200, SanDisk around 1,600, but SanDisk seems stuck lately? Earlier, many thought the rally wasn’t over, but now the market is getting more uncertain. Before a clear direction emerges, you can use grid strategies to capture some swings and secure stable returns.
#BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ #海力士回购落地，三星股东回报待确认 #闪迪高位波动，存储股估值分歧加剧 $ETH first target is to hit around 2420
With the current bullish momentum, rushing to short carries a high risk. The market is breaking out with increased volume, on-chain funds are continuously flowing in, and institutions along with whale accounts are steadily adding positions. Approaching the Friday time frame, Ethereum is very likely to push again and break above the 2400 level. The current brief pullback is precisely a window to buy the dip.
Enter long positions at the current price, target 2420, stop loss at 2290.
#BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ $BTC #宇树科技科创板首日开盘暴涨629%，高估值如何兑现？
Unitree Robotics' IPO set a very bad precedent
Unitree Robotics went public with an issuance P/E ratio as high as 219x, which skyrocketed to 1000x on the first day of trading, then dropped to 600x intraday.
To put the bubble into perspective: the average P/E in the general equipment industry is only 38x, Hong Kong-listed robotics peers generally hover around 20x, and even the established overseas tech company Boston Dynamics is valued at just over 8 billion RMB. In the U.S. market, hard tech growth stocks are generously priced at 30-50x P/E.
With earnings yet to truly take off, the valuation has been driven to the sky, with new stocks crazily draining capital. It's unclear whether retail investors or fund companies are the ones taking the baton.
This kind of speculative frenzy is unsustainable, as it exhausts several years of growth expectations all at once, leading to a prolonged period of value correction. This severely dampens market morale; ordinary investors see the sector's potential but keep losing money on their holdings, repeatedly eroding their confidence.
Once such ultra-high pricing sets a bad example, subsequent tech stock pricing will easily follow suit, with everyone trying to spin stories and hype the market. $UNITREE 6.22‑8.10 Storage and BTC showed a seesaw market, with Micron and SanDisk experiencing deep weekly pullbacks, while BTC bottomed out and consolidated sideways.
The storage pullback has come to an end, and BTC's rise has subsequently started.
The previous trend mismatch has ended, and now the two rhythms resonate again. Storage + crypto are expected to rise synchronously, so it is advisable to buy on dips and position accordingly.
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